Published is Volume 12 (2) 2022
In the December 2022 edition of The International Journal of Social Quality, five articles explore critical issues impacting society today. The editorial section pays tribute to those who have recently …
Published is Volume 12 (1) 2022
With studies on interrelated complex problems, this issue of our journal covers a range of important topics. Firstly, we explore a (socioeconomic) recovery in post-war Ukraine, oriented around the social …
Pagus: A New Social Quality Platform Urban & Rural Transformations
For decades, scholars in Europe and Asia have been interested in the application of social quality theory to analyze the processes that take place in the urban and rural context …
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In Memoriam: Bas van der Horst (1951–2022)
Unexpectedly, on 24 October 2022, Bas van der Horst, Managing Editor of this journal since 2017, passed away. During one of his traditional visits to one of the northern Wadden …
ISS Working Paper on 2030 SDG Agenda
The paper “Adding Human Security and Human Resilience to Help Advance the SDGs Agenda of the United Nations” is an important contribution to the ongoing global efforts to achieve the …
Open Letter from Ukrainian Scholars
The continuing Russian attack on Ukraine, with its destruction of cities, disrupting the lives of millions, and leading to over 3 millions of refugees, is deeply shocking. IASQ Chair Alan …
2021 Precarity Report
At the end of 2021 the Network International Research Group on Precariousness and Social Uncertainty (SUPI), coordinated by the Free University of Berlin and in collaboration with Eurispes in Rome, …
Declaration on the war in Ukraine
Alan Walker, Chair of IASQ, has written a declaration, expressing “outrage at the unprovoked and inlawful invasion of Ukraine.” Walker notes that “social quality might provide one of the tiny …
Support Social Quality Declaration on Europe!
IASQ is calling scholars to support our Declaration that was published on March 8, 2017. The Declaration, titled The Post Brexit Declaration on Social Quality In Europe, deals …
Journal 6.1 released – Free download extended
Issue 6.1 of the International Journal of Social Quality has been published by Berghahn Journals. An article on the social consequences of Brexit is available as a free …
Free downloads of most viewed articles
Download our top 5 most viewed articles from 2016! Berghahn Journals have kindly made these free downloads available until March 15 2017. The articles have appeared in the International …
Social Quality – Building Bridges
The International Association on Social Quality (IASQ) contributes to building bridges toward cohesive and sustainable human societies. To do this, IASQ develops the social quality theory, methodology and policy application. Social quality is defined as the extent to which people are able to participate in social relationships under conditions which enhance their well-being, capacity and individual potential. Read about the basics of Social Quality.
Development of the Social Quality Approach
The development of the social quality approach is a collective endeavor by a large number of scientists all over the world. Their common goal is to address urgent societal issues. Overall sustainability is more and more recognized as a key issue. Development of the social quality approach has started in the 1990s and is an ongoing process. For in-depth information, read Working Paper 13. An executive summary is also available. The paper presents an overview of the development of social quality theory, methodology and policy application.
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